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Staff colleges year book 1960

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1960

A literature review of the cost-effectiveness of nuclear medicine

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Carter, Jan
Publication date:: 1995
Abstract:: Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty that uses tiny quantities of radioactivity to produce diagnostic images. It also has a role in therapy for some thyroid diseases and certain tumours. Surveys have shown that nuclear medicine procedures are used significantly less in the United Kingdom than in many other countries ...

Strategy and objectives, 1995

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1995

London Monitor : focusing on London's health services

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1995
Abstract:: This is the second edition of this publication which was published for the first time in 1994. This edition is structured in four parts. The first is a calendar of events in London's health care during 1994, followed by a commentary by the editor. The third section presents the relevant ...

Improving hospital design : a report on the King's Fund Hospital Design Competition for 1993

Author:: Wickings, Iden and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: This is a report on a competition held in 1993 by the King's Fund to find excellent examples of large hospital developments which were opened in Britain between 1980 and 1990. The aims for both National Health Service and independent sector hospitals were: to offer a high quality of life ...

Zambia's hospitals

Author:: World Health Organization, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, and Maxwell, Robert J.
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: The author describes his visit to Zambia to advise on the development of a policy for hospitals at all levels and an approach to implementation. He visited the country from 27 February to 13 March 1994 to see the major types of hospitals. His recommendations for reforms are presented along ...

What next for London's health care?

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Maxwell, Robert J.
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: The author looks at the NHS in London two years after the report of the King's Fund Commission on London and the Tomlinson report and three years before the next general election. Policies shaping the NHS in London have become increasingly controversial. He argues that despite the growing resistance to ...

Community-oriented primary care : a resource for developers

Author:: Plamping, Diane, McClenahan, John, Harries, John, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, Department of Social Medicine (Hadassah School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hadassah Medical Organisation and Hebrew University, Jerusalem), Gillam, Steve, and Epstein, Leon
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: Reorientating the NHS to be both needs led and responsive to users has to be a joint endeavour for both commissioners and providers. A new synthesis is required to combine the best of personal patient care with a focus on population health. The King's Fund has recognised community oriented primary ...

Widening the horizons of medical education : a report on the issues involved in moving medical education into the community

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Department of General Practice and Primary Care (King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London)
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: The Innovation in Medical Education project, based in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry aimed to explore the implications of a substantial move of medical education into the community. The main areas covered were: interviews with a wide range of interest ...

London Monitor : focusing on London's health services

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1994
Abstract:: This is the first issue charting the progress of developments in London's health services. Included are: a calendar of events from October 1992 to December 1993; a commentary on the development of the planning process in London including the series of reports from the Government and other professional bodies. There ...

Homelessness : what can the health service do?

Author:: Winn, Liz and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: The author describes the health problems of homeless people, concentrating on London, and how services for homeless people could be improved. This could be delivered within the National Health Service in an integrated service. The author also looks at why so few homeless people are registered with a general practitioner; ...

A proposal to form an investment fund for primary care development for London

Author:: Gordon, Pat and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: This paper proposes an alliance of charitable foundations, together with Government, to make a distinctive contribution to the way in which health services for Londoners are being shaped. It explains how an investment fund could form the basis of a high profile three year development programme; how it could be ...

Report of a working party on chiropractic

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Bingham, Thomas
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: This report makes proposals for the statutory registration and regulation of chiropractic to tackle the anomaly that anyone can claim to be a chiropractor in the United Kingdom, whether or not they have undergone professional training. The terms of reference for the report were: `Having regard to the growing public ...

Eighty-five not out : essays to honour Sir George Godber

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: This is a collection of short papers based on a seminar to mark the eighty fifth birthday of Sir George Godber. They examine issues of substantial relevance to the present and future of the National Health Service.

Doing different things in a different way : possibilities for the post-Tomlinson primary and community health services development programme for London

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1993
Abstract:: The aim of this unpublished paper is to provide all Londoners with primary and community health services which both meet their needs for high quality health care and which - over time - can appropriately substitute for certain services currently provided in acute hospitals. If Sir Bernard Tomlinson's recommendations are ...

The post-Tomlinson specialty reviews : towards a strategic process for London : [letter to Brian Mawhinney, Minister of State, 15th December 1992 from Robert Maxwell]

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1992
Abstract:: This unpublished paper outlines a process for specialty reviews, following on from the recommendations of the `Report of the inquiry into London's health service, medical education and research' (London : Department of Health, 1992) in which it was recommended that working parties be formed under the direction of the London ...

Guide lines : better information literature for hospital patients

Author:: Silver, Roger and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: These guidelines suggest how to produce literature for patients in hospitals which is clear, attractive and readable. The guidelines show what information might be included and how some of it might be written and laid out, but scope is left for managers to design and develop literature according to their ...

Submission by the King's Fund to the House of Commons Select Committee on Health : [comprising] the impact of the NHS reforms on health authorities and trusts, and, the impact of the NHS reforms on London

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, Ham, Chris, and Beardshaw, Virginia
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: The first part of this briefing looks at the implications of the NHS reforms in theory and in practice and presents the six lines of enquiry which might be pursued. The second section discusses the particular impact of the NHS reforms on London which has maintained a very significant number ...

Nursing into the 1990s

Author:: Gloucester Health Authority, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, and Clay, Trevor
Publication date:: 1991

The nation's health : a strategy for the 1990s : a report from an Independent Multidisciplinary Committee

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1991
Abstract:: The second edition of 'The Nation's Health' is an extensively revised and updated assessment of trends in health status and public health policy and practice over the last decade. Its wide-ranging scientific analysis forms the basis for developing 17 health priorities and a clearly defined strategy for improving health over ...

Management and resource allocation in end-stage renal failure units : a review of current issues

Author:: Mays, Nicholas B. and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: The report attempts to review the main issues surrounding the funding and management of units providing dialysis services to people suffering from end-stage renal failure in the UK for the benefit of health service managers, renal physicians and other staff. The objective is to review the experience and information currently ...

Assuring the quality of medical practice : an international comparative study

Author:: Jost, Timothy S. and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: This report is concerned with efforts to assure quality in medical care, focussing on quality assurance efforts affecting care provided by doctors and hospitals (and to a lesser extent nursing homes). The study examines quality assurance in Sweden, Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium and England as these represent a range ...

Value for caring : recognising unpaid carers

Author:: Jordan, Bill and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: This paper takes a longer term look at the implications of measures to switch from institutional to community care, and the future role of carers. Tentative steps are being taken to forge a new relationship between formal and informal care systems; this report continues the debate into whether these are ...

Dealing with death in hospital : procedures for managers and staff

Author:: Hughes, Susan, Henley, Alix, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: This book describes in detail the routine administrative tasks that have to be done in hospital after a patient dies and suggests systems which will ensure that the tasks are carried out efficiently. It lays down clear standards for bereavement officers and hospital staff to enable them to provide the ...

Keepers : inside stories from total institutions

Author:: Glouberman, Sholom and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: The 'keepers' mentioned in the title of this book are workers in prisons, long-stay hospitals, homes for mentally retarded people and other total institutions. Their feelings about their work and about the institutions are presented here in twelve monologues selected from more than 60 interviews with workers in 27 different ...

The natural history of a survey : an account of the methodological issues encountered in a study of life before death

Author:: Seale, Clive, Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care, Cartwright, Ann, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: This is a `nuts and bolts' `warts and all' account of the process of doing a survey - from conceiving the idea to disseminating the results.

The role of the general practitioner in caring for people in the last year of their lives

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Cartwright, Ann
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: The care given to a random sample of adults who died in 1987 is described retrospectively by relatives and others who had known them. Most praised, or were satisfied with, the care given by general practitioners but both the statistics and the quotations reveal some disconcerting inadequacies in this care, ...

Promoting women's health : report of a conference : compiled and edited for the Department of Health by Dr. Pfeffer and Dr. Quick

Author:: Department of Health (Great Britain) and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: On 22 June 1988 the DHSS hosted a conference on women's health. This volume contains the papers given by the speakers. The purpose of the day was to provide a forum for dispelling the myths and correcting some of the misunderstandings surrounding women's health. Papers presented included breast cancer, cervical ...

Managing for health result : papers from a King's Fund International Seminar

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: In this book, top clinicians and senior managers in health services from the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand write about their experiences in solving difficult problems in a way that ensures that their organisations continue to strive towards quality services. They describe how they try to resolve ...

Caring for the people : local strategies for achieving change in community services.

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: This paper is not intended as a critique of government policy, but rather as an exploration of the opportunities and constraints inherent in that policy and some of the processes which may be required to put the policy into effect. A fundamental tenet of this paper is that the needs ...

A.I.D.S. strategy in Northern Ireland : low prevalence, high cooperation : report of a Working Party

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: This project paper outlines some of the initiatives undertaken in the field of education and prevention of HIV infection in an area of low prevalence (Northern Ireland) and attempts to adduce some of the factors critical to achieving implementation of the programme, planning for which started at the end of ...

44 Lancaster Place : a story of resettlement

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1990
Abstract:: In May 1985, five young men aged between 18 and 21 moved out of Brockhall Hospital (a long stay hospital for people with learning difficulties) to take up the tenancy of their own home in Blackburn. They moved with 9.5 whole-time equivalent health service staff to help them to learn ...

Ethics and the health services manager

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Wall, Andrew
Publication date:: 1989
Abstract:: Managers may not be covered by the codes of practice of doctors and nurses but they are having to consider the ethical framework within which they work. This book examines ethical issues in a practical manner. It covers a wide field of concern to managers with responsibilities they have to ...

Variations in hospital admission rates : a review of the literature

Author:: Coulter, Angela, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, McPherson, Klim, and Sanders, Diana
Publication date:: 1989
Abstract:: This report summarises the literature on geographical variations in hospital admission rates in the UK and internationally. It is restricted to studies of inpatient admissions. It concludes that the examination of the variations provides invaluable insights into the nature and extent of medical uncertainty, and that this information is essential ...

The health of doctors

Author:: Richards, Clive and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1989
Abstract:: This paper looks at the attitudes and behaviour in seeking health care of all the general medical practitioners in one family practitioner area - Avon. The results show that this group of doctors find difficulty in receiving help from other doctors, particularly for conditions to which doctors are most susceptible. ...

Living with MS : a guide for carers, families and friends

Author:: Jee, Maggie and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1989
Abstract:: This booklet arose out of the work of Brunel ARMS Research Unit at Brunel University. The booklet has been written after talking to many carers, showing the variety in people's experience. The aim of the booklet is to show that a lot of people share the same experiences and difficulties ...

Blood cholesterol measurement in the prevention of coronary heart disease : programme and abstracts : the sixth in a series of consensus development conferences

Author:: Hayes, Maurice and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1989
Abstract:: The sixth King's Fund Forum was held in London from 26 to 28 June. Five questions were addressed; what is the relationship between dietary fats, blood cholesterol and the levels of coronary heart disease; what individual or community-wide dietary or other interventions can reduce blood cholesterol levels and the risk ...

Art in hospitals : a guide

Author:: Greene, Lesley and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1989
Abstract:: These guidelines have been compiled in response to an assessed need from hospitals for help with commissioning arts and artists. It is divided into seven chapters and includes guidance on the need for a committee; choosing a site; the commissioning process; fundraising. Its recommendations are based on 10 years of ...

The art of dying : the story of two sculptors' residency in a hospice

Author:: Forbes Trust, Crimmin, Michael, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1989
Abstract:: This report is an evaluation of a ten week scheme by two artists in residency at St John's Hospice, Lancaster. It assesses the effect, beneficial or otherwise, the scheme had on the patients, staff and visitors at the hospice. The report explains the background to the project, then describes the ...

Intensive care in the United Kingdom : report from the King's Fund Panel

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1989
Abstract:: In 1988 the King's Fund covered a multi-disciplinary panel to consider the following questions and to prepare a statement for discussion at a consensus conference: is there scientific evidence that ICUs cause a decrease in morbidity and mortality; what criteria should be set for admission and discharge to intensive care ...

DRGs and health care : the management of case mix

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1989
Abstract:: This is a fully revised and updated version of the 1987 edition. It describes applications of DRGs at hospital level and examines their use in policy matters at all levels of health services. It is for everyone interested in and responsible for the way resources are used.

Matters of death and life : a study of bereavement support in NHS hospitals in England

Author:: Upward, Janet, Cousins, Jennifer, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, and Wright, Anthony
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: The aim of this project was to discover whether the needs of people whose relatives die in hospital are being met within that setting. Surveys were undertaken to gain the views of both sides, by seeking both the experiences of bereaved relatives, and by ascertaining the procedures and practices of ...

Understanding the NHS : a question of incentives

Author:: West, Peter A. and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: The NHS is a vast and complex organisation, never out of the public eye and now the focus of major political argument. The author examines the way the NHS works and the incentives that motivate everyone concerned - the general public, the health professionals and managers, and the government. There ...

Working with people with loss or threatened loss of vision

Author:: Todd, Mary and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: In 1977 an exploration into the use of counselling of visually impaired adult persons began in Richmond Adult College, Surrey, where it continued for 2 years. It moved to the ophthalmic department, King's College Hospital in 1980 and continued until 1987. The author formed a group in Richmond for people ...

Prevention of cervical cancer : the patient's view

Author:: Posner, Tina, Vessey, Martin, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This book is based on the first research study to look at the impact on women of a positive cervical smear and subsequent investigation and treatment. It follows their experiences from the initial discovery through to outpatient treatment or inpatient surgery. The authors describe the thoughts and feelings women have ...

Improving postgraduate and continuing education

Author:: National Association of Clinical Tutors, United Kingdom Conference of Postgraduate Deans, Parry, K. M., and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This report draws on the work of two meetings. Firstly, a conference of the UK Conference of Postgraduate Deans and the National Association of Clinical Tutors on the present state of postgraduate medical education and training, at which they expressed the urgent need for a more critical examination of current ...

The King's Fund working party on paediatric surgery in the Greater London portion of the Thames regions

Author:: McColl, Ian and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: In June 1987 the King's Fund convened the first meeting of a working party on the future shape of paediatric surgery in the four Thames regions, with special reference to Greater London. The working party was composed primarily of paediatric surgeons. This document is their report. The emphasis is on ...

The treatment of stroke : King's Fund Forum consensus statement

Author:: Clare, Anthony and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: The fifth King's Fund Forum was held in London on 27-29 June 1988. Five questions were addressed: 1) What are the responsibilities of service providers for patients and their carers? ; 2) For presumed stroke sufferers what has been shown to be of diagnostic value? ; 3a) What treatments have ...

Report on a visit to geriatric centres of excellence in the United States of America

Author:: Barking, Havering and Brentwood Health Authority, Caswell, Clive, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988

An ordinary life in practice : developing comprehensive community-based services for people with learning difficulties

Author:: Brazil, Richard, Carle, Nan, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: The philosophy of 'an ordinary life' has been the basis of a wide range of local initiatives, and increasingly influences large-scale changes in community care. This book includes contributions from seventeen people who as users, innovators and evaluators have been involved centrally in these developments. They review current practice in ...

Changing futures : housing and support services for people discharged from psychiatric hospitals

Author:: Hill, Steve, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, Echlin, Rose, Smith, Helen, and Braisby, Don
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This project paper has been written for staff concerned with resettling people who are being discharged from long-stay hospitals or who are developing housing schemes for people with serious psychiatric disabilities living in hostels or with their families. It attempts to distil the lessons from current examples of good practice ...

The nation's health : a strategy for the 1990's : a report from an Independent Multidisciplinary Committee ; chaired by Professor Alwyn Smith

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This publication reviews the progress in public health over the last decade. It seeks to interpret trends in health and to identify measures likely to be effective in promoting the public health. It outlines a national strategy for the next decade, identifying the public responsibilities of government and of the ...

Nursing quality assurance directory

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Royal College of Nursing
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This second edition reflects the significant growth in quality assurance activity, and an increased willingness to share experience and expertise amongst those involved in the field. The directory covers the 192 DHAs in England, and provides comprehensive data from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. It includes a barchart comparing the ...

Health, rights and resources

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: This is the third volume of King's College Studies in medical law and ethics. The following topics are covered: A.I.D.S.; contraception and family planning; human rights and the role of the judiciary in medical law; a national commission for medical ethics; defensive medicine and medical malpractice; the ethics of the ...

Cost and choice in health care : the ethical dimension

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: Rising health care costs now confront policy makers and planners with serious dilemmas of choice. This publication seeks to help formulate principles by which choices can be made. It begins with the premise that health demands will outstrip available resources, but argues that this should not mean that every allocation ...

Caring for people with A.I.D.S. in the community : report of a conference held at the Institute of Education, University of London, 25 March 1987

Author:: Department of Health and Social Security (Great Britain) and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: The development of a network of services and support for people with A.I.D.S. is a challenge for voluntary agencies, for the NHS and for local authorities. There is a consensus that services should, as far as possible, be provided to enable people to be cared for in their own homes. ...

Bridging the gap : case management and advocacy for people with physical handicaps

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1988
Abstract:: Case management means a number of different ways of managing care, ranging from client advocacy on one hand, to managing services and resources on the other. These, and other issues, are explored in the context of three experimental projects supported by KEHFL. The book reviews a number of dimensions of ...

The role and function of community hospitals

Author:: Tucker, Helen and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: The project was undertaken with the intention of clarifying and updating the original concept of the community hospital. In defining what community hospitals are, emphasis has been placed on their philosophy and on ensuring that their role is clearly understood.

Planning for the elderly : achieving a balance of care

Author:: Kaye, David, Mason, Alistair, McClenahan, John, Palmer, Guy, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: Arthur Andersen and Co. Management Consultants has been involved with a number of research projects designed to measure value for money in health and local authority services. This booklet describes the components which they believe make up a successful joint planning exercise. Its purpose is to present some lessons and ...

NHS pay : achieving greater flexibility

Author:: National Association of Health Authorities, McCarthy, Margaret, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: This is the fourth paper published by the King's Fund and NAHA on the need to change the way in which pay is determined in the NHS. This paper outlines a proposed structure for determining pay, based on principles described in the earlier documents. The system has three elements: a ...

Critical choices

Author:: Korner, Edith and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: The author was asked to deliver the first of a series of annual lectures endowed by Gloucester Health Authority. She chose as the topic of her speech, critical choices, centring on economic and ethical problems in the provision of health care.

Community care in Britain : variations on a theme

Author:: Hunter, David J., Wistow, Gerald, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: Although the development of community care has been national policy in Britain for at least thirty years, it means something quite different in England, Scotland and Wales. This book offers a comparative study both of the central government departments responsible for making and implementing policy for community care, and of ...

The King's Fund : yesterday, today and tomorrow

Author:: Maxwell, Robert j., King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, and Granshaw, Lindsay
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: It is customary for the Fund's General Council to invite two speakers to talk about aspects of the Fund's work at its general meeting. On 6 June 1986, the first meeting to be held under the Presidency of HRH The Prince of Wales, the subject was the Fund itself. This ...

The future of NHS general management: where next?

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Best, Gordon
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: The introduction of general management into the NHS has transformed the service. The author asks if the NHS can continue to evolve into a more dynamic, responsive and actively managed service, representing even better value for money or will the transition to general management be arrested?

British geriatric medicine in the 1980's

Author:: Brocklehurst, John, Andrews, Keith, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: This volume describes in detail the organisation of resources and the distribution of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others working in geriatric units. It also examines and compares different styles of geriatric practice. The authors argue that planning should be done on a national basis. They include suggestions for ...

Screening for fetal and genetic abnormality : programme and abstracts : the fourth in a series of consensus development conferences [held at] Regents College Inner Circle, Regents Park, November 30, December 1 and 2, 1987

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: This volume is the programme and abstracts of the consensus conference on screening for foetal and genetic abnormality and is for use by the panel and the audience as a reference guide to the deliberations of the conference. With the decline of infectious diseases as the major cause of perinatal ...

Recalling the medical officer of health : writings by Sidney Chave

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: This book describes the first appointment of the Medical Officer of Health, and sets out the development of the office and its increasing responsibilities and achievements. An epilogue outlines the influences which led to the abolition of the post in 1974. This collection provides a timely opportunity to reconsider the ...

Planned health services for inner London : back to back planning : report on the regional plans for Inner London's health authorities

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: This report was commissioned from the King's Fund by the chairman of the twelve District Health Authorities. It was felt that there was a lack of a factual basis against which to assess the London-wide implications of the plans of the four Thames Regional Health Authorities. This report, which is ...

Medicine in contemporary society : King's College studies 1986-87

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: This is the first in the annual series of volumes on medical law and ethics based on lectures given at King's College London. The contributors, who came from a wide a range of disciplines and represent diverse interests, review important issues in the forefront of recent controversy, relating particularly to ...

Lifelines : an account of the life experiences of seven people with a mental handicap who used the NIMROD service

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: The NIMROD service is recognised as being to the forefront of the move towards community care. This book uses a case-study approach to illustrate the experiences of seven people with learning difficulties who use this service. The case studies are analysed in terms of a number of interwoven concepts: presence ...

In dreams begins responsibility : a tribute to Tom Evans

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: Tom Evans was Director of the King's Fund College from 1981 until his death in 1985. This book is a tribute to him. The papers cover a variety of management issues: an exploration of what strategic management and strategic planning mean; management in the NHS; accountability in the public sector; ...

Health promotion in North America : implications for the UK : a report from a HEC/King's Fund Study Tour, October 1985

Author:: Health Education Council and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: The tour of North America on which this report is based gave health professionals from the UK an opportunity to study the ideas and practices of countries with different health care systems and an extensive experience of health promotion initiatives. The implications for this country contained in this book are ...

DRGs and health care : the management of case mix

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: This is a fully revised and updated version of the 1987 edition. It describes applications of DRGs at hospital level and examines their use in policy matters at all levels of health services. It is for everyone interested in and responsible for the way resources are used.

Care of the dying : a guide for health authorities

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1987
Abstract:: This publication is addressed to members of health authorities, who have a key role to play in ensuring that their authority embarks speedily on the formulation of a policy for the care of the dying. It aims to assist health authorities in making informed decision about the pattern of services ...

General practitioners' retirement plans and factors influencing them : report to the King Edward's Hospital Fund for London on a project undertaken January-June 1985

Author:: Rothman, Arthur, Wakeford, Richard, Roden, Marian, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: At whatever age general practitioners retire, whether early, late, or at what is regarded as the conventional time (65), this is likely to have substantial implications for manpower planning - in the UK for example in connection with the demand for and establishment of vocational training schemes. A study of ...

Building community with people with mental handicaps, their families and friends

Author:: Campaign for People with Mental Handicaps, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, and Shearer, Ann
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: Building community describes 30 different services, which between them, are offering family support, alternative homes for children and a variety of housing. They are working towards integration in ordinary local patterns of education, employment and leisure. They believe that everyone with a mental handicap has a right to a valued ...

The development of the London Hospital System, 1823-1982

Author:: Rivett, Geoffrey and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: This history begins with the foundation of the Lancet in 1823, and ends in 1982 with the restructuring of the National Health Service, when the management of hospitals in isolation from other health services had ceased. The opening chapters consider the endowed and voluntary hospitals, the poor law infirmaries and ...

Making the break : parents' views about adults with a mental handicap leaving the parental home

Author:: Richardson, Ann, Ritchie, Jane, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: This paper is addressed to a wide range of people concerned with the provision of care for people with learning difficulties their families. It is the result of research among parents whose adult sons and daughters with learning difficulties live at home, and explores their perspectives on the eventual move ...

Primary health care in the inner cities after Acheson

Author:: Rhodes, Gerald, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, and Policy Studies Institute
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: In January 1980 the Conservative Government appointed a study group under Sir Donald Acheson to produce ambitious proposals for rapid and effective action on primary care in London. This report examines how and why the study group was established, the issues it confronted, the route by which it reached its ...

A review of hospital catering

Author:: Hospital Caterers' Association, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, and McCarthy, Margaret
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: This is the report of an independent committee, chaired by Lady Margaret McCarthy, which undertook the review at the invitation of the Hospital Caterers' Association and with the support of a grant from the King's Fund. The committee was asked to investigate and report on the perceived needs of patients ...

Good practice in hospital care for the dying

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Henley, Alix
Publication date:: 1986

Strengthening the role of health authority members

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Ham, Chris
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: This paper seeks to analyse how the role of district health authority members developed in the period around and after the 1982 reorganisation of the NHS, and it seeks to identify how the role of members can be strengthened within the existing framework of the NHS. Some ideas and principles ...

Strategies for changing the use of diagnostic radiology

Author:: Fowkes, F. G. R. and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: The discussion in this paper is based on the findings of a study supported by the King's Fund and conducted under the auspices of the Royal College of Radiologists Working Party on the Effective Use of Diagnostic Radiology in which four strategies were evaluated for implementing guidelines on the use ...

The limits of altruism : the elderly mentally infirm people as a test case for collaboration

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Dartington, Tim
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: This research project is the result of collaboration by the following organisations:- The King's Fund; London Boroughs Training Committee; London Voluntary Services Council; National Institute of Social Work; Age Concern Greater London. It was financed by the King's Fund. The limits of altruism explores the social and psychological processes which ...

The troubled gut : the causes and consequences of diarrhoea

Author:: Brooke, Bryan and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: The causes of diarrhoea and the way it is brought about are presented as a consecutive narrative in readable form. Readers without medical knowledge will understand how the condition comes about, recognise the circumstances which give rise to the danger and have some inkling as to the precautions needed to ...

`Not a penny to call my own' : poverty amongst residents in mental illness and mental handicap hospitals

Author:: Davis, Ann, Educational and Research Association (Disability Alliance), Bradshaw, Martin, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: The ways in which hospitals administer patients' money and provide residents with access to their income play a large part in controlling the amount of money a resident can use. Because so little attention has been paid to the financial position of residents in long-stay hospitals it is not know ...

The emperor's new clothes : family practitioner committees in the 1980's

Author:: Allsop, Judith, May, Annabelle, and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: This book aims to provide an account of the range of work carried out by the Family Practitioner Committees, the bodies responsible, in England and Wales, for administering the contracts of general practitioners, dentists, opticians and pharmacists. This is the first comprehensive study of FPCs. It analyses the political environment ...

Rights and wrongs in medicine

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: This is the first in an annual series of volumes on medical law and ethics based on lectures given at the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, King's College London. The contributors, who came from a wide range of disciplines and represent diverse interests, review important issues in the forefront ...

Managers as strategists : health services managers reflecting on practice

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: This book is a contribution to managers' helping each other to learn. Most of the papers in the book are written by health service managers; they are not someone else's account of what those managers do or say they do, but the thoughts of the managers themselves on their own ...

Innovation in everyday health care, 13 and 14 February 1986: the conference papers

Author:: Greater London Council and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: This conference, held on 13 and 14 February 1986 was organised by the GLC with assistance from the King's Fund. This volume is a collection of edited conference speeches, workshop summaries and an information section. Nine key areas are identified:- prevention; medical practice; non-medical NHS workers; complementary alternative medicines; self-help; ...

Getting better all the time? : issues and strategies for ensuring quality in community services for people with mental handicap : papers and reports from a workshop organised by the Department of Mental Health (in association with the Department of Extra-Mural Studies) University of Bristol, May 7th - 9th 1986

Author:: Department of Mental Health (University of Bristol) and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: The papers that comprise this collection are the proceedings of a workshop organised by the Department of Mental Health, University of Bristol, in May 1986. The workshop aimed to explore issues and strategies for ensuring quality in community services for people with mental handicap. The papers are organised and presented ...

Education and training in psychiatry : a case study in the continuity of medical education

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1986
Abstract:: This report is the responsibility of a Steering Committee set up by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Association of University Teachers of Psychiatry and the Association of Psychiatrists in Training. The book explains how a future psychiatrist embarks on a professional education, and the pathway along which educational training ...

The effects of the National Health Service on the nursing profession 1948-1961

Author:: White, Rosemary and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1985

Evaluation of Management Advisory Service and performance review trials in the NHS : a report prepared for King Edward's Hospital Fund for London by a team from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Brunel University

Author:: Packwood, Tim, Faculty of Social Sciences (Brunel University), Scrivens, Ellie, Henkel, Mary, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, Kogan, Maurice, Maxwell, Robert J., Radice, Lisanne, and Buxton, Martin
Publication date:: 1985
Abstract:: This report, by a Brunel team led by Professor Maurice Kogan, was commissioned by the King's Fund at the request of the Department of Health and financed by the Department. It describes the Management Advisory Service in the Oxford and South Western regions, and Performance Review in Wessex, in the ...

NHS management perspectives for doctors

Author:: Klein, Rudolf and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1985
Abstract:: Since 1948, doctors have had a powerful influence on national and local health policies. They have not, however, always had a happy relationship with the administration that had to implement the policies. Recently the argument for cost effective management, rather than just efficient administrators, in the NHS has been greatly ...

Financing health services in the United States, Canada and Britain : Nuffield/Leverhulme Fellowship Report

Author:: Hurst, J. W. and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1985
Abstract:: The aim of this study is to explore the effect of alternative methods of financing health services on health service performance - particularly performance with respect to efficiency and equity - in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. All countries face certain dilemmas in financing health services: health ...

A consultation on the accreditation of residential care homes, nursing homes and mental nursing homes : a report of, and commentary upon, a conference held at the King's Fund Centre on 25 January 1985

Author:: King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Higgins, Joan
Publication date:: 1985
Abstract:: This conference took place within the context of three related developments. Firstly, there was the wide-ranging debate about standard setting and the measurement of quality in public services. Secondly, there were the more specific concerns about standards of care in residential accommodation for the elderly, and thirdly, there was the ...

St Mark's Hospital, London : a social history of a specialist hospital

Author:: Granshaw, Lindsay and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1985
Abstract:: St Mark's colo-rectal hospital celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1985. It is the only colo-rectal hospital to survive in Britain and thus is unique. It is also a particularly distinguished example from a class of hospitals that developed in the nineteenth century in London and elsewhere to combat specific diseases, ...

Strategies for changing the use of diagnostic radiology : a multicentre trial of strategies for implementing the Royal College of Radiologists' guidelines on the use of pre-operative chest X-rays in hospitals in the United Kingdom : report submitted to King Edward's Hospital Fund for London

Author:: Fowkes, F. G. R. and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1985

Providing a district library service : proposals arising from a series of workshops held in 1983 about the contribution library services can make to the provision and use of information in the NHS

Author:: Steering Group on Health Services Information (Department of Health and Social Security, Great Britain), Dick, G., and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1985
Abstract:: The role of library services in the NHS is highlighted in this paper, which offers proposals for developing these services in response to the needs of all users. The proposals arise from a series of workshops held between May and December 1983, which were organised by a joint working party ...

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